Write a story where a meal or dinner goes horribly wrong.

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“Happy Birthday to Me” by Ai Ing

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The buzzer of my alarm goes off and I jolt up, startled by the sharp sound that echoed through the room. I throw my arms up in the air, “Birthday day!” Without a second thought, I race out of bed to get ready for the day. “How many times did I hit the snooze button?” I wondered to myself while giving myself another once over in the mirror. “Who cares! It’s my birthday!” Hair? Brushed. Teeth? Brushed. Clothes? ...Brushed? It looked fine! “Taylor,” I shouted from the bottom of the stairs, “I’m heading out now. Don’t f...

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“Family Dinner” by Anje Campisi

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Doubled over in laughter as she was, she almost missed the roll chucked at her head. Barely in time, she ducked and watched it fly past her shoulder and land in the waiting dog's mouth. The dog had learned many meals ago that when the hairless pack began to laugh, there would be bounty at his feet. Tail wagging in anticipation of the next morsel to drop, he skidded away as Reina pushed off of the table, still shaking in mirth.She looked across at Bobby, who was already aiming another piece of bread at her head. "I was kidding...

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“Difficult” by Joe Swanson

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It’s difficult preparing a meal for someone you don’t know all that well; actually at all. I met her quite by accident. Well not quite as you might imagine. She ran over me with her bicycle. Nice bike, older Schwinn with balloon tires. Said it was her mother’s when she was herself. I let it go at that. It was all her fault. People on bicycles believe they have the same rights as cars, which I get. But then cars don’t usually drive on the side walk. I was waiting on the corner, looking up the street to see...

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“Special supper .” by Sunil Simon Dmello

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It was a 7 p.m. in Mr. Thomson's home. This beautiful home “Paradise “ is really a lovely house with a nice garden with lots of trees bushes which gave a marvellous look to their home . Mr Anthony Thomson a disciplined as well as religious father was working in convent school as Accountant . His wife Mary although a graduate but a fulltime housewife as she preferred to take care of children instead of only earning money . Mr Thomson along with his wife Mary ,son Sherock , daughter Anna were staying in a countryside . Everyday when ...

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“The Michelin Star Fry Cook” by Walter Wright

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There are so many rats in the city. I understand why but it really is a problem. Just beside my smoking spot, waist-high piles of bulging garbage bags fill up most of the alley. In between hits, I experience the most diverse whiffs of rotten meat, fresh bread, and urine. Yet, the night remains night as partygoers still walk by and express their suppressed energy in each hairstyle and flashy accessory. The back door opens, “Freddy, we need you in early. The dinner rush is heavy tonight.” “I’ll be in just a second.” The door ...

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“What a dinner bash” by Writing Caia

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The sun was still high in the sky when Diana started the preparations for the dinner party that night. It was the first time in many years she had a place of her own and people she could invite for such an event, but she was nervous, insanely so. Her all-consuming doubts and self-loathing were difficult to manage. People’s judgment and deceitfulness, their unreal expectations, and her pain, hate and guilt had birthed monstrous debilitating thoughts even if for some time now, she had been able to keep them at bay in the past years. But...

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“Nothing Ever Happens in Breda” by Carla McKirdy

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Nothing ever happened in Breda. Josephine had that realization much earlier, not long after arriving in the provincial Dutch town. A gentle bolt of excitement had jolted through her body back then, as she packed up her bags following her marriage to Joost to follow him back to his hometown. It had been what people call a whirlwind romance, yet falling into every category of predictability. They met through friends in common in college. The courtship was brief and he showered her with spring tulips throughout. By the next fall, they w...

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“Special Dinner Guest” by Brenda Radchik

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A desperate banging on the door caused the fork to slip, the clattering mixed with the banging was enough to declare her day ruined. She approached the door and let her hand rest a moment on the door. Wondering if on the other side she’d find another pair of delusional children. So starved they’d thought her house was edible candy. Ha! It was almost funny. “Please, please open the door!” No, the voice was much older. Agatha sighed and swung the door open. A woman with disheveled black hair stood in the doorway. Her red-rimmed eyes we...

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“At dinner with the Life” by Rodica Niculescu

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Medea breaks her hands, her trembling hands, which she feels cold, although sweaty. She was pacing in front of the restaurant where she’s invited Sonia’s father. She is not sure that she will come and thinks with horror what she will tell the girl if he does not appear at the dinner. Sonia is a teen who passed all her life under state authority. Her mother passed away at her birth and her father never shown a minimum curiosity to meet his daughter. Sonia lived all the years of her existence with a dream: to meet her father. One day she came ...

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“Another Sunday Dinner” by Rebecca Hackney

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Sasha hated this time of the month, she dreaded it. The third Sunday of the month was the mandatory family dinner. Those who did not attend the dinner did not get their monthly allowance from the inheritance. For Sasha though it was no big deal because she had a good paying job and wasn’t just a freeloader like the others. She mostly went to these things to keep face and catch up on the drama. She did truly dread it though because she was still the single one and everyone gave her a hard time about it. It did not matter to the family that sh...

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“The Gumbo incident” by John Dansk

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John William-Gracie opted for pork ribs to start. It had to be that Carolina sauce, not the texas stuff. The Texan BBQ was too dry. The rubs tended to be salt and double pepper, classic in a sense, but rudimentary for Gracie’s taste. The sauce almost always on the side with Texans, like it was to sacrilege to pour some sauce over the meat. If they smoked it for hours, baked, and then cremated it on a flame, sure he’d take it. He’d never pass up good BBQ, but he doubted they would spend the time on it to make it just the way he liked it. The ...

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“The cycle of feasts” by Kartik Pawar

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The darkness enshrouded the streets as Thomas hurried his way home. He swung his office bag with every step he walked. His heavy footfalls demanded authority, as if he intended a fight with the darkness. The street lights flickered, they feared of him. The sun had settled and the night had taken over. The darkness did not bother him, instead he felt immune around it. It was one of the perk of being a raven. The only companions he had for his walk were small glimmers of moonlight and his thoughts. “It has been a week since I haven’t seen ...

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“Just Another Anniversary Dinner” by Shreya Thennanchar Rajaram

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Just Another Anniversary Dinner After finishing up the day’s work, I logged off and put my computer away. I was giddy with excitement. It was our five-year anniversary. I’d left work earlier than normal to get things set up. Walking over to my room, I smiled at the framed picture over the fireplace. It was taken exactly a year ago, right after Kieran had proposed to me on top of the Ferris Wheel. Just as I opened the door to my room, I heard some noise. I wasn’t sure if Kieran was home. He should be home earlier than normal, considering wh...

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“The Gravedigger” by Timo A

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Roasted chicken, Mash potatoes, shrimp tacos, candied yams, and greek salad, all of Mom’s favourites. The scent of all the flavours blends into a single pleasant aroma that almost makes this house feel more like home. I pull the china plates from the oak cabinet, along with cutlery and cups. I set the table for three; Dad, Aunt Rebecca, and me and unlatch the framed picture of Mom from the wall and set it in the middle of the table. I am always told that we look similar, the black hair, wide smiles, and pointed chins. My heart aches while lo...

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“The Recipe for a Healthy Marriage” by Jessica Maffitt

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You know your relationship is in trouble when you turn to Cosmo for answers. It wasn’t deliberate or anything, but the person ahead of me at the dentist’s office apparently needed much more than a cleaning and my phone only had a 7% charge, so I settled in. Does your hubby often work late? Yes. Has he been paying less attention to you? Than what? Than I pay him? Than when we were first married? Than other people pay to me? Geez. You need a guide to answer these quizzes. Unfortunately, under most options, the answer is still yes. Does he...

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Write a story where a meal or dinner goes horribly wrong.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 201 stories

“Happy Birthday to Me” by Ai Ing

“Family Dinner” by Anje Campisi

“Difficult” by Joe Swanson

“Special supper .” by Sunil Simon Dmello

“The Michelin Star Fry Cook” by Walter Wright

“What a dinner bash” by Writing Caia

“Nothing Ever Happens in Breda” by Carla McKirdy

“Special Dinner Guest” by Brenda Radchik

“At dinner with the Life” by Rodica Niculescu

“Another Sunday Dinner” by Rebecca Hackney

“The Gumbo incident” by John Dansk

“The cycle of feasts” by Kartik Pawar

“Just Another Anniversary Dinner” by Shreya Thennanchar Rajaram

“The Gravedigger” by Timo A

“The Recipe for a Healthy Marriage” by Jessica Maffitt

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